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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 28: Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy embrace at the net after their Men’s Singles Quarterfinal match during day 11 of the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 28, 2026 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Getty Images Novak Djokovic is into the semifinals of the Australian Open and remains alive for his record 25th Grand slam singles title despite appearing on the brink of exiting thet tournament. No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti retired with an upper right leg injury while leading No. 4 Djokovic 6-4, 6-3, 1-3 in their quarterfinal clash on Wednesday. The Italian tried to continue after receiving treatment from the physio at 1-2, but was forced to stop after two hours and eight minutes of play. Djokovic had already reached the quarterfinals via a walkover against Jakub Mensik, meaning the Serb has played just nine sets to get to a semifinal clash against either No. 2 Jannik Sinnoer or No. 8 Ben Shelton. “I don’t know what to say except for I feel sorry for him,” Djokovic said on court. “He was the far better player, I was on my way home tonight. Don’t know what to say, these kind of things happen in sport. It happened to me a few times. You know, being in quarters of a grand slam up 2 sets to love up and being in full control. I mean, so unfortunate. I don’t know what else to say. I wish him a speedy recovery and he should’ve been the winner today no doubt.” John McEnroe said Djokovic “snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. He looked toast two sets down.” Djokovic now leads Musetti 10-1 all time despite getting broken five times across the first two sets. “The strategy worked very…

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